Embroidery.



Nl. DRUCKERMAN.

EMBROIDERY.

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1,200,714. Patented om. 10,1916.

a? NVE/vra@ 2 By /L rp S MAX DRUCKERMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

EMBROIDERY.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that LMAX DRUGKERMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Embroidery, of which the following is a specilication, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of the same. v

My invention relates to embroidery. More particularly it relates to what is known as machine embroidery, whereby the embroidery is made by machine rather than by hand.

Vhile my invention is adapted for any suitable form of embroidery, I have shown my invention in connection with a scallop which is the particular form of embroidery with which I preferably use my invention, though it is to be distinctly understood that my invention is not to be confined to embroidery scallops.

Prior to my invention it was old to use fillers in machine embroidery to bring out, or make more prominent, certain portions of the embroidery so as to give a pleasing effect. In some instances fillers were on the reverse side of the fabric in which case the fillers served tothrow into relief' the portion of the fabric immediately above it and which concealed the filler. In other forms of embroidery it was old to use a filler on the face or obverse of the fabric, coniining and usually substantially concealing the filler by the stitches of the embroidery which the filler served to throw into relief.

It is new, so far as I know, to make the filler perform two functions: first. its ordinary function of a filler; and, second, to have an exposed portion of it merge into and form a part o'f the embroidery. This may be done in various ways. The form that I have shown by way of illustration is that in which the filler, whatever its form may be, and whatever the embroidery stitch may be, acts as an ordinary filler to raise or throw into relief a portion of the embroidery stitch proper, and in addition thereto, has an exposed portion which merges into the embroidered stitch forming an entirely new embroidery seam.

My new embroidery seam, whatever its contour may be, may be placed on any por- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed Junc 25, 1915. Serial No. 36,244'.`

tion ofthe article to be embellished. When used as an edging or scallop, which is the form which I have illustrated, it permits of the article being turned over by inexperienced labor and cut or trimmed some little distance back from the edge of my embroidered seam, which edge serves to conceal the raw edge of the fabric embroidered in addition to performing its function of beautifying the article. f

' My invention further embodies a particular form of filler, and other features that will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing, which it must be clearly understood, can at best be but a diagrammatic illustration of my invention, for if it was attempted to accurately illustrate the embroidery seam with all the stitches, it would .show upon the drawing substantially as a solid black figure, the same reference numeralsrefer to similar' parts in the several figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a fabric showing my embroidered seam in the form of a scallop and having a portion of the fabric cut away or removed to show how, the raw edge of the fabric is concealed; Fig. 2 is a reverse plan view of that shown in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view showing one form of stitch which may be lused to form my complete embroidery seam; Fig. 4 is a reverse diagrammatic view of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modification in which a tape filler is used instead of the preferred form shown in Fig. 6; Fig. v6 is a plan view of a portion of my woven cord filler, which is the filler which I preferably use and which gives a crochet edge to the embroidery seam; Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modification showing a straight line embroidered seam instead of a scallop as shown in Figs.

l and 2; Fig. 8 is a plan view of the face or obverse of the old form of embroidered fabric showing the raw edge of the goods after it has been trimmed as close to the embroidery as possible without endangering severing the threads of the stitch.

In the illustrative embodiments of my yinvention 1 is a piece of material of any kind, usually fabric, and 2 is my improved embroidery seam which consists of a filler 3 and any suitable form of embroidered stitch 4 with which the filler 3 will coperate to perform the ordinary function of a filler and in addition thereto, have an eX- posed portion which Will merge into and become a part of the embroidered seam.

Preferably this filler 3 is formed of a plurality of threads 5, 5 Woven into a cord and sewed together by stitches 6, 6, to form a tape like filler having a crochet edge 7, 7, Fig. 6. It is to be distinctly understood however, that the filler may be formed as an ordinary tape 8, Fig. 5, though I preferably use a Woven cord filler as it gives a much handsomer and more pleasing effect to the embroidered seam.

Thile any suitable number of threads may be used, have shown by way of illustration, and diagrammatically, in Figs. 3 and et, two sewing needle threads 9, 9 and an overlap thread 10 with a shuttle or locking thread 1l, though of course it is to be understood that this particular arrangement of needle, overlay and shuttle thread may be varied.

My new embroidery seam, Whether in the form of a straight seam as 12, Fig. 7, or in the form of a scallop 13, Figs. 1 and 2, may be formed in any suitable position upon the fabric or material 1. Preferably, however, it is used as an edging or scallop proper as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 being placed as near to the outer edge 14 of the fabric 1 as is convenient to operate it in a machine.

After the embroidered seam or scallop has been completed the fabric l is turned to bring the reverse uppermost as in Fig. 2. The surplus material 15 is then cut away leaving a raw edge 16, which, hovvever,4v is completely covered and concealed by the exposed portion of the filling 3, or 8 as the case may be. l

Then the embroidered seam is formed of threads of one color, upon a fabric 1 of another color, as is the usual practice, the raw edge 17 of the fabric 1S, in the old form, Fig. 8, gives a very ragged and objectionable appearance to the article embroidered, and one which so mars its appearance as to prevent the ready sale of articles so made. This is also true but to a less degree even when the color of the fabric and the embroidery are the same. It is impossible to cut back the raw edge 17 so that it vvould be concealed by the embroidery stitch 19, in which an ordinary iillerQO is concealed, for the reason that if this were attempted, tlie threads of the embroidery would be cut, which would still further mar the appearance of the article and ruin it.

By my invention not only do I obtain a far handsomer embroidered seam but one `which also conceals the raiv edge of the fab-- ric so that when the fabric is turned, With the right side uppermost, the edge of the article embroidered is the edge of the embroideredl seam (see left hand Fig.y l), unmarred by the raw edge 16 of the fabric 1 which is completely concealed under the exposed portion of the filler.

Byimy invention unskilled operators can trim off the fabric 15 as shown on the right hand of Fig. 2, Without approaching near enough to the needle threads to endanger cutting them.

Of course the size of the embroidered seam, Whether in the form of a scallop or not, and the relative size of the filler, may be varied as found convenient to obtain the desired' effect on any particular piece of embroidered fabric. When I use the Woven cord filler 3 the bends 7, 7 of the exposed portion of the cord gives the effect of hand crochet embroidery and adds to the pleasing effect of the entire embroidered seam.

Having thus described this invention in connection with illustrative embodiments thereof to the details of which I do not desire to be limited, what is claimed as new and What it is desired to secure by Letters Patent as set forth in the appended claims 1. An embroidered article of manufacture consisting of a piece of material having an embroidered seam embedded entirely Within the piece of material, and an embroidery filler, one edge of Which is substantially covered by the embroidered .seam and having a portion lying Within the seam and bring* ing a portion of the seam into relief, and a .portion projecting beyond one edge of the seam in position to cover one edge of the material.

2. An embroidered article of manufacture consisting of a piece of material having a scallop embroidered seam, embedded entirelyk Within the piece of material, and an embroidery filler, one edge of Which is substantially covered by the scallop seam and a portion projecting beyond one edge of the scallop .seam to conceal the edge of the materlal when cut away beneath the scallop. j;

3. An embroidered article of manufacture consisting of a piece of material having an embroidered seam embedded entirely Within the piece of material, and a cord filler bent back on itself having a portion lying Within the seam, one edge of the cord filler being substantially covered by the embroidered Seam, and a portion of said cord filler projecting beyond one edge of the seam in position to cover one edge of the material and givev a crochet-like edge to the said material.

4; An embroidered article of manufacture consisting of a piece of material having an embroidered scallop seam embedded entirely Within the piece of material, and a cord filler bent back on itself having a portion lying Within the scallop seam, one edge of the cord filler being substantially covered by the embroidered scallop seam, and a portion of said cord filler projecting beyond one edge ofthe scallop seam in position to cover one edge of the material, and give a crochetlike edge to the said material.

5. An article of manufacture comprising a cord filler bent back on itself to form a plurality of bent and parallel strands, said ller forming a permanent tape-like member and having a crochet-like edge, and having a substantially continuous and unbroken surface from edge to edge throughout its lc length.

MAX DRUCKERMAN.

Witnesses:

JOHN D. MORGAN, ALAN M. JoHNsoN.

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